Tremper method :(

[Sunshine State Exotics]

Well, I should have listened to those who said not to incubate females the way Ron suggests. I've heard that you get premature or deformed babies... but had to try anyway.

So I tried incubating Tremper albinos at 82 degrees for 2.5-3 weeks and then moved into a 88-89 degree incubator. I would say at least half the eggs incubated this way have hatched prematurely and I've lost four babies so far. This really bummed me out as they were some rock-n leos.

I've decided from here on, I'm going to incubate like KelliH does. I will put them in an incubator set at 86 degrees and take the higher chance of getting males.

 

[robin]

why dont you temp sex them. 80-82 for females and 88-90 for males?

 

[Sunshine State Exotics]

I was trying not to get chocolate (turd) albinos.

 

[robin]

LOL oh then go for 86 LOL

they are dookie browns :yes:

 

[monkeygirl]

iv no idea what mine will hatch to be as teh temps have fluctuated so much, from down to 77 (while i went home for mothers day, flat got cold...damn my flatmate!) right up to 86, im not sure about these hovabators, seem very hard to keep at one set temp

 

[GeckoJunkie]

Someone on here suggested that you put a bottle of water in the incubator to help stabalize the temps. Im using a hubavator and gave it a try believe it or not, without the bottle of water it was ranging from 81-84 degrees. WITH the bottle of water it now stays at 81.4 - 82.3, not even a full degree of change. Ill use that from now on for sure.

 

[nightseer00]

or get a thermostat

 

[NaughtyDawg]

Get a thermostat

 

[monkeygirl]

iv got a tehrmostat but its got wierd plug sockets, so i need to find some adaptors that wont bust it, wont buy this type again lol, bottle of warm water.....i dont see how that works but i guess it seems to